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Surgery: Greater London

Volume 470: debated on Wednesday 23 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients at (a) Barnet and Chase Farm, (b) the Royal Free and (c) Northwick Park Hospital had operations cancelled at short notice (i) in each of the last two years and (ii) in 1997; on how many occasions in each case patients failed to give notice of cancellation; and if he will make a statement. (178953)

The information is not held in the format requested.

The following table shows cancelled operations for non-clinical reasons at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and North West London hospitals NHS Trust.

Cancelled operations for non clinical reasons

Number of last minute cancellations for non clinical reasons in the quarter

National health service trust

2001-021

2005-06

2006-07

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust

1,206

279

294

Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service Trust

148

460

268

North West London Hospitals NHS Trust2

499

480

457

1 Earliest available data at NHS trust level

2 Northwick Park Hospital is part of North West London Hospitals NHS Trust

Source:

Department of Health form QMCO

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) operations and (b) out-patient appointments were carried out in (i) each of the last two years and (ii) the current year to date at (A) Barnet hospital, (B) Royal Free hospital and (C) Edgware hospital; and if he will make a statement. (179056)

The information is not available in the format requested.

The data for operations carried out is held at trust level only and data for 2007-08 is not yet available.

The latest data published in January 2008 shows that in October 2007 over half of admitted patients and over three quarters of non-admitted patients were seen within 18 weeks.

The second table shows the number of out-patient appointments carried out for the Barnet and Chase Farm NHS trust and the Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust for the dates requested.

First, subsequent and total (first + subsequent) attendances seen for Barnet and Chase Farm NHS trust and Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust since 2005-06

Period

Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals NHS trust

Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust

2005-06

Q1

First attendances seen

22,760

27,945

Subsequent attendances seen

43,920

60,544

Total attendances seen

66,680

88,489

Q2

First attendances seen

24,223

26,664

Subsequent attendances seen

46,010

58,122

Total attendances seen

70,233

84,786

Q3

First attendances seen

23,817

26,895

Subsequent attendances seen

46,150

58,262

Total attendances seen

69,967

85,157

Q4

First attendances seen

24,068

26,040

Subsequent attendances seen

47,693

59,684

Total attendances seen

71,761

85,724

2006-07

Q1

First attendances seen

22,539

27,607

Subsequent attendances seen

46,160

58,264

Total attendances seen

68,699

85,871

Q2

First attendances seen

22,673

29,352

Subsequent attendances seen

45,128

67,765

Total attendances seen

67,801

97,117

Q3

First attendances seen

22,275

30,364

Subsequent attendances seen

45,778

70,618

Total attendances seen

68,053

100,982

Q4

First attendances seen

21,668

32,932

Subsequent attendances seen

46,571

75,658

Total attendances seen

68,239

108,590

2007-08

Q1

First attendances seen

20,268

33,247

Subsequent attendances seen

45,516

74,452

Total attendances seen

65,784

107,699

Q2

First attendances seen

119,937

35,967

Subsequent attendances seen

144,117

75,882

Total attendances seen

64,054

111,849

1 Based on estimated data.

Notes:

1. We collect data at trust level, not for individual hospitals. Both Edgware hospital and Barnet hospital are managed by and provide services for Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals NHS trust. Royal Free hospital is managed by and provides services for Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust.

2. QM08 and QAR Prov are collected on a quarterly basis. Q1—June, Q2—September, Q3—December, Q4—March.

Source:

2005-06—2006-07 Department of Health Form QM08

2007-08 Department of Health Form QAR

The following table shows the number of operations carried out in the last two complete years at Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust, Barnet and Chase Farm hospital NHS trust and Barnet primary care trust.

Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust

Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals NHS trust

Barnet primary care trust

2006-07

49,899

49,408

49,408

2005-06

40,376

44,635

44,654

Notes:

1. Count of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCE) that include an OPSC4 procedure/intervention (2006-07:A01—X97 or AOl—X59 prior to 2005-06) at Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust, Barnet and Chase Farm hospital NHS trust and Barnet primary care trust

2. NHS Hospitals England and activity performed in the independent sector in England commissioned by English NHS, 2004-05—2006-07.

3. Finished Consultant Episode (FCE)

An FCE is defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one health care provider. The figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year.

4. Finished Consultant Episode (FCE) with an Operative Procedure

A count of FCEs with an operative procedure is the number of FCEs where the procedure was mentioned in any of the 12 (four prior to 2002-03) operative procedure fields in a HES record. A record is only included once in each count, even if the procedure is mentioned in more than one operative procedure field of the record. Please note that more procedures are carried out than finished consultant episodes with an operation. For example, patients under-going a cataract operation would tend to have at least two procedures—removal of the faulty lens and the fitting of a new one—counted in a single finished consultant episode.